A defeated Tory cabinet minister is going back on the Alberta
government payroll in an appointment the Wildrose Opposition says raises
big concerns over Progressive Conservative cronyism and the
politicization of the civil service.Evan Berger, who was
agriculture minister before losing his Livingstone-Macleod riding in the
spring provincial election, was offered a contract Thursday as senior
policy adviser to deputy minister of agriculture John Knapp.Knapp
said he was solely responsible for hiring Berger to the civil service
post based out of Lethbridge — which pays in a range between $120,158
and $157,910, plus pension and benefits — and there was no involvement
by any elected members of the Progressive Conservative government.There was no posting or open competition for the job because Berger had the “exact skill set” needed, he said.

This clearly a slap in the face to Livingstone-Macleod constituents who thought they finally got rid of this guy (I happen to be one of them). And it's a slap in the face of taxpayers too.

Clearly nothing has changed within this government and the PC party.RedAli, Premier Mom had promised this kind of thing would not happen under her leadership. There would be no more "good ole boys club," no more patronage appointments, etc. Ha, shows how good her word is!

PC noses are still in the trough taking advantage of the gravy train. They're not even hiding anymore! Enough is enough! Time it stopped!